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  • Japan: NYK President Holds Safe Ship Operations Meeting with Captains and Chief Engineers

    29 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    On August 24, NYK president Yasumi Kudo held a meeting with six captains and chief engineers at the NYK headquarters in Tokyo. During the meeting, President Kudo and the ship officers exchanged opinions about the safe operation of the NYK fleet, and President Kudo then issued instructions to further promote activities in an effort to […]

  • Britain becomes ‘major engineering hub’ for UAE firm with acquisition of UK subsea player

    3 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    Unique Group is looking forward to charting new pathways in the global subsea and offshore energy arenas with the strategic acquisition of Subsea Innovation.

  • CCS awards flurry of AIPs at Marintec for homegrown ammonia/methanol engines, and ship designs

    7 December 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Certification & Classification, Equipment, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    China Classification Society (CCS) has awarded dozens of Approvals in Principle (AIP) at this year’s China International Maritime Exhibition (Marintec China). The exhibition is one of the most authoritative B2B platforms for the international maritime industry and it has seen numerous business deals, shipbuilding orders, and new ship designs revealed and approved so far. CCS […]

  • Cape Horn Engineering, EcoClipper team up on wind-powered cargo ship design

    1 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Transition

    The UK-based marine technology consultant Cape Horn Engineering has been selected by Dutch sustainable shipping company EcoClipper to work on the design of the first EcoClipper emission-free sailing cargo ship.

  • AGR Field Operations Appoints Marc Chable as VP for Projects and Facilities Engineering (Norway)

    23 February 2011
    Business & Finance

      AGR Field Operations has appointed Marc Chable as Vice President for Projects and Facilities Engineering. Marc will be responsible for driving the expansion of the Engineering and Project Management business lines now integrated and renamed as Projects and Facilities Engineering. His team will continue to provide their high service levels to existing customers while […]

  • LNG as double engine for change: coal phaseout in Asia, net-zero gains worldwide

    16 June 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Liquefied natural gas (LNG) can play a key role in speeding up Asia’s transfer from coal to more renewable sources in power generation and help the region–and consequently, the world–meet its decarbonization objectives, a new study by S&P Global Commodity Insights (SPGCI) has found.

  • WinGD confirms 30% methane reduction potential in VCR-equipped X-DF engines

    10 March 2025
    Equipment, Research & Development, Technology

    Swiss marine power company WinGD has validated the performance of its viable compression ratio (VCR) technology in recent shop tests, confirming that new X-DF engines fitted with VCR can achieve methane reductions comparable to high-pressure dual-fuel systems. As informed, the VCR shop tests were wrapped up at Japan-based Mitsui E&S DU’s (MESDU) facilities, where the […]

  • Eco Wave Power engages Portuguese engineering firm for Porto wave energy project 

    14 January 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    Eco Wave Power, a wave energy developer, has hired Portuguese firm MOQ Engineering to handle the final design work and load calculations for its Porto wave energy project. This move brings the project closer to its scheduled launch in 2026. According to Eco Wave Power, the project forms part of a 20 MW concession agreement […]

  • MAN D&T ME-GI engines ordered for Pasha Hawaii’s LNG containerships

    10 July 2018
    Project & Tenders, Vessels

    MAN Diesel & Turbo has been contracted to provide the propulsion systems for two LNG-fueled 2,525 TEU containerships being built for Pasha Hawaii.

  • Denmark: Thenamaris Orders Four 6G80ME-C9.2 Engines from MAN Diesel & Turbo

    28 June 2011

    Athens-based shipowner Thenamaris has placed a surprise order for four 6G80ME-C9.2 engines to power 4 × 5,000-teu container vessels, to be built by Hyundai (HSHI) in South Korea. Specifications for the contract indicate a ship speed at NCR of 21.5 knots with a design draft of 12 m. Hull numbers S616 – S619 have already […]

  • MAN’s ME-GI dual-fuel engines to power additional EPS Capesize bulkers

    27 May 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Three B&W 6G70 ME-GI dual-fuel engines constructed by German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions were chosen to be built in three 210,000 dwt bulkcarriers for Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS).

  • Finland: Wartsila Introduces New More Powerful Version of Its Wartsila 32 Engine

    31 December 2010
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, has introduced a more powerful version for marine applications of its popular Wärtsilä 32 engine. First introduced in the 1980s, and with more than 4000 units sold to the marine industry alone, the Wärtsilä 32 engine has proven to be a highly efficient and reliable solution for a […]

  • Germany: Caterpillar Introduces High Performance Cat C175-16 Marine Propulsion Engine

    18 November 2011

    Caterpillar yesterday introduced the Cat® C175-16 marine propulsion engine at a size, power and rpm that will drive new, more profitable vessel designs for all segments of the marine industry. The latest in a line of high performance engines designed to meet EPA Marine Tier 3 and IMO Tier II emissions requirements, the C175-16 is […]

  • Proserv’s CEO: We must stop over-engineering if we want to cut costs

    10 September 2015

    The North Sea has many years of profitable life ahead if the industry urgently adopts more collaborative and efficient business practices, David Lamont, CEO of Proserv, said Wednesday, September 9, at Offshore Europe event in Aberdeen, Scotland. He also said that he didn’t expect the days of $100 oil would be back. He said: “We must embrace […]

  • Finland: Wartsila’s New RT-flex50 Version D Low-Speed Engine Tested

    11 June 2012

    Wärtsilä successfully tested new RT-flex50 version D low-speed engine with turbocharger. This new Wärtsilä engine supports the industry’s need for low-speed, 2-stroke engines for smaller vessels. It offers lower operating costs and improved environmental sustainability. Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has successfully tested its first Wärtsilä RT-flex50 version D engine with […]

  • China: Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering Starts 200 Days Hardworking Wave Action

    28 October 2011

    Recently, Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. has seized the golden period for shipbuilding and started a hardworking wave as “Make joint efforts to overcome roughness and difficulties for 200 days”. Ms. Qi, president of shipyard, presided a mobilization meeting among the in-between leadership with the theme “Make joint efforts to overcome roughness and difficulties […]

  • New Zealand: Whangarei Engineering Comes Halfway Through Contract to Build Four Barges

    8 August 2011

    Barge building is providing one Whangarei engineering firm with a welcome boost to business – and 15 extra jobs. Whangarei Engineering … Read more [mappress] Source: northernadvocate, August 8, 2011;

  • Wärtsilä methanol engines ready to power Van Oord’s next-gen jack-up

    21 April 2023
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    The Wärtsilä 32 Methanol engines, which will power Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Boreas, have passed the Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and are on their way to the Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard (YCRO) in China where the mega jack-up is currently being built. Finnish technology group Wärtsilä received its first order for five methanol-fuelled engines […]

  • Fjord Line’s ships return to service with new dual-fuel LNG/MGO engines

    31 May 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Norwegian ferry company Fjord Line has completed the retrofit of two of its ships from LNG-only engines to dual-fuel LNG / marine gas oil (MGO) engines. As announced at the end of 2022, the company decided to convert its two LNG-operated ships, MS Stavangerfjord and MS Bergensfjord ferries, which started operating in 2013 and 2014, […]

  • World’s first: Port of Antwerp-Bruges 1st methanol tug gets fitted with engines

    24 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Innovation, Ports & Logistics, Transition, Vessels

    The conversion of a Port of Antwerp-Bruges tug to methanol has officially been launched at the beginning of this week with the first engine installed on Monday, November 21. The second dual-fuel engine is set to be installed next week enabling the vessel to run both on methanol and conventional fuels, according to a recent […]

  • Canada: Cummins Westport Inc. Makes 10.000th ISL G Natural Gas Engine

    6 July 2011
    Equipment

      Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI), a leading provider of high-performance, alternative fuel engines for the global market, announced today the production and celebration of the 10,000th ISL G natural gas engine at the Cummins Engine Plant in Rocky Mount, N.C. (RMEP). Cummins Westport ISL G engines are sold globally in a variety of applications including […]

  • Aker Kvaerner delivering Engineering and Procurement Services for Reliance Petroleum’s Mega Polypropylene project

    10 August 2007

    Aker Kvaerner is providing project management, procurement and engineering services for a new polypropylene (PP) plant being built by Reliance Petroleum Ltd in a Special Economic Zone in Jamnagar, in Gujarat, India. The plant is expected to be the largest capacity polypropylene facility to date, and will take propylene feed from a newly developed (grass […]

  • Offshore Wind Farm Engineer: Working Position that Didn’t Exist in UK Decade Ago

    5 April 2013

    As the world changes faster and faster every day, mainly under the influence of rapid advancement in technological development, the demand for workforce is keeping up by creating new working positions. Among various jobs that emerged in the UK, for which one couldn’t have applied ten years ago, the position of an offshore wind farm […]

  • Jee Announces Promotion of Paul Job to Position of Engineering Manager for Aberdeen Office (UK)

    9 May 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Jee, a pipeline, riser and subsea engineering and training company for the oil, gas and renewables industries,  announces that it has awarded Paul Job internal promotion to the position of Engineering Manager for the Aberdeen office. “Paul is our technical guru and this promotion highlights the fact that we appreciate his knowledge and experience in […]

  • Caterpillar Marine receives green light for its dual-fuel methanol-ready engines

    14 November 2024
    Certification & Classification, Regulation & Policy

    Houston-headquartered engine manufacturer Caterpillar Marine has been given the go-ahead from Norway’s classification society DNV via an approval in principle (AiP) for its Cat 3500E methanol-ready marine main and auxiliary engines. As disclosed, the DNV approval and class notation have confirmed that the engines are both methanol-ready and dual fuel-capable. The engines—available in 12-cylinder (up […]